4821.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 14 May 2030 at 11:41 EDT (2,136 days away) in Pisces

4822.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 14 May 2030 at 18:39 EDT (2,136 days away) in Libra

4823.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 00:56 EDT (2,139 days away) in Libra

4824.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°22'. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 01:51 EDT (2,139 days away) in Libra

4825.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 07:18 EDT (2,139 days away) in Libra

4826.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 09:47 EDT (2,139 days away) in Libra

4827.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza and RAF Akrotiri. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 17:15 EDT (2,139 days away) in Scorpius

4828.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 18 May 2030 at 21:06 EDT (2,140 days away) in Ophiuchus

4829.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 19 May 2030 at 02:12 EDT (2,141 days away) in Taurus

4830.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 May 2030 at 03:10 EDT (2,142 days away) in Libra

4831.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 20 May 2030 at 22:39 EDT (2,142 days away) in Cetus

4832.

Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Asteroid 14 Irene makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 21 May 2030 at 22:22 EDT (2,143 days away) in Libra

4833.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Fri, 24 May 2030 at 00:57 EDT (2,146 days away) in Aquarius

4834.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 25 May 2030 at 06:18 EDT (2,147 days away) in Taurus

4835.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°21'. Sun, 26 May 2030 at 13:57 EDT (2,148 days away) in Cetus

4836.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 May 2030 at 17:02 EDT (2,148 days away) in Aries

4837.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 May 2030 (2,149 days away) in Cetus

4838.

Conjunction of Venus and Eris Venus and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°08'. Mon, 27 May 2030 at 22:27 EDT (2,149 days away) in Cetus

4839.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 28 May 2030 (2,150 days away) in Scorpius

4840.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°58'. Tue, 28 May 2030 at 21:49 EDT (2,150 days away) in Pisces